RENAISSANCE MAY 2023

Qur’ ā nic Exegesis 28 | Monthly Renaissance May 2023 When the Qur’ ā n warned people of the cataclysm that would take place on the Day of Judgement, because of this very misconception, many would sarcastically ask the Prophet (sws) about the fate of mountains. The people of Arabia regarded the mountains to be huge and indestructible; however, today’s human beings regard themselves to be unconquerable and proudly think that very soon they will conquer the whole universe. In the presence of this notion, the question of the hereafter does not even come to their minds. ﻵﻹﻋﻮجﻟﻪ h± ﻳﻮﻣ«ﺬﻳﺘﺒﻌﻮن ﻟﺪ ‡ $ $ $ ) $ $ ) $ ' $ۡۡ & ) $ ' $ 'ٍ ) $ $ > ﺣﻤﻦﻓﻶﻹﺗﺴﻤﻊ ﻵﻹ ²) وﺧﺸﻌﺖ ﻵﻹﺻﻮ تﻟ $ ' ) ) & $ۡ $ $ $ $ $ $ & )ٰۡ $ ' $ $ۡۡ $ ًۡ ﻫﻤﺴﺎ﴿ $ ١٠٨﴾ 24 The word ۡﻫﻤﺲ $ refers to a low and stifled sound like a whisper. The implication of the verse is that today they are not listening to the calls of God’s Messenger who is calling them to the truth and vehemently opposing him. But on the day of Judgement they will follow the calls of a caller who will lead them to doom. !ﻟﻪﻗﻮﻵﻹ﴿ O ًۡﻳﻮﻣ«ﺬﻵﻹﺗﻨﻔﻊ ﻟﺸﻔﺎﻋﺔ ﻵﻹﻣﻦ ذنﻟﻪ ﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦور 'ۡ $ ‡ $ $ $ ) $ٰ $ $ &ۡۡ $ & $ ) $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ' ' ) & $ ' &ۡ $ٍ ) ١٠٩﴾ 25 The exception mentioned in this verse is severed ( munqa ṭ a‘ ). The verse refutes the claim of intercession by the Arabs. They reckoned that the deities they worship were favoured by God. Those deities would themselves intercede for whomsoever of their worshippers they want. The verse negates this claim. It states the two conditions of intercession which can be beneficial. Any concept of intercession that does not take these conditions into consideration is baseless and a person who expects otherwise will come to know of this fact on the Day of Judgement. I will explain this aspect more under verse 28 of S ū rah al-Anbiy ā ’. __________ 24. On that Day, everyone will follow the one who calls out. They shall dare not the slightest deviate from him and all voices shall be lowered before the Most Merciful God. You will only be able to hear hushed whispers. 25. On that Day, intercession will be of no avail except if the Merciful allows someone and approves of him to say something.